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Category Archives: Renovation
Just checking the blog still works!
I think my last post was our annual gingerbread house demolition, so it’s been a while! The easiest way to bring things up to date was to randomly select a range of photos and tell the story of each. It … Continue reading
Posted in Bread, In My Kitchen, Renovation, sourdough
Tagged bathroom, Gippsland, Gippsland Magazine, Sourdough, sourdough classes, spelt baguette, UFO lame, Wiremonkey
7 Comments
Elderflowers and pomegranates.
Well this first pic has absolutely nothing to do with pomegranates or elderflowers but I always get excited when I play with compost. We are starting to sort out the area down the west side of the house where the … Continue reading
Posted in Grapes, In The Garden, Renovation, Seed Raising & Propagation, Sustainable Living, Uncategorized
Tagged coriander, elderflower, pomegranate, pumpkin, renovation, seed saving
12 Comments
In My Kitchen-For the first time in a while!
I was having a look around my kitchen to see if there may be anything of interest to post and realised it is exactly one year since I moved from the temporary kitchen into our new lovely space. I posted … Continue reading
Posted in Bread, Fruit, In My Kitchen, Renovation, sourdough, Uncategorized
Tagged boiled fruit cake, bread knife, courtyard, greenhouse, In my kitchen, Sourdough Croissants, tomatoes
28 Comments
Remember me? Lots to report and plans afoot.
I keep wondering why I have had so much trouble getting to writing posts and I have come to the conclusion that when I was working I was looking for a form of escapism and regular blog posts were like … Continue reading
Posted in Bread, Fruit, Renovation, sourdough
Tagged landscaping, micro bakery, Milling flour, moving citrus, Paving, Sourdough, sourdough classes Gippsland
18 Comments
Lots of Up-cycling going on here.
Now that we have pretty much got the main components of the exteno done, we can focus on sorting through all of the things that have been in the shed, in the ‘Dentist’s and in boxes throughout the house. As … Continue reading
So, 2017. What is planned?
We knew 2016 was going to be a big year and it was. Our first grandchild (I cannot believe he turns 1 on Saturday), a wedding, an overseas trip to Greece and Turkey, our exteno close to finished. In what … Continue reading
Posted in In The Garden, Renovation, sourdough, Sustainable Living
Tagged backyard farming, renovation, Sourdough, Sourdough Croissants
16 Comments
In my kitchen-Finally!
For those that don’t get regular updates to my posts, for the last four years I have endured living with no real kitchen, no hot and cold water connected at the same outlets, bucketing water for dishes, no real oven, … Continue reading
Posted in Bread, In My Kitchen, Renovation
Tagged boregi, In my kitchen, karahi, restoring furniture, sideboard, Turkish food
33 Comments
Redirection.
Today is officially my last day of being employed by the Victorian Department of Education & Training. I am not retiring (not quite at that magical age) but I have not been happy and felt that I needed some space … Continue reading
Posted in Renovation
Tagged carnauba wax, empowerment, life choices, muffins, Orange muffins, renovating furniture
22 Comments
Catch up post. Kombucha among other things.
Well it was time to do the taste test! My first batch of kombucha had been bottled for a second fermentation which I had read creates better carbonation, 2 bottles with some ginger added and 1 plain. I had read … Continue reading
Posted in Asparagus, Baking, Bread, Broad Beans, In The Garden, Preserving, Renovation, sourdough
Tagged Asparagus, broad beans, kombucha, oar sourdough, Sourdough
16 Comments
Putting things together.
We are very close to the finishing stages of our kitchen and exteno project. I’m in the process of moving everything from the temporary kitchen, the old dentist room, the shed and the spare bedroom into our new kitchen. So far … Continue reading